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To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2004.07.008 Byline: Thomas H. Barrows, Trevor J. Mills, Scott D. Kassing Keywords: skydiving; sports injuries; mass gathering; injury epidemiology Abstract: The purpose of this study is to describe the prevalence and types of injuries incurred by civilian skydivers using contemporary equipment under conventional conditions. Injury data were collected at the World Freefall skydiving convention (WFFC), during two consecutive periods of operation, August 4-13, 2000 and August 3-12, 2001. During the study periods, 8976 skydivers made 117,000 skydives. The First Aid Station at the WFFC treated 204 patients for injuries related to skydiving, at a rate of 17.4/10,000 (injuries/skydives). Most injuries were minor (66%) and required only simple first aid. Significant injuries, defined as those requiring treatment in the emergency department, occurred at a rate of 6.0/10,000 (injuries/skydives). The rate of hospitalization was 1.8/10,000 skydives. There was one fatality during this study. We believe these results provide a current update regarding the risk and types of injury related to recreational skydiving. Author Affiliation: (*) Department of Emergency Medicine, Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, Dallas, Texas (a ) Department of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, Louisiana (a ) Emergency Medicine Residency Program, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona Article History: Received 21 May 2003; Revised 2 July 2004; Accepted 30 July 2004 Article Note: (footnote) Selected Topics: Sports Medicine is coordinated by Prentice Steffen, md, of St. Mary's Medical Center, San Francisco, California This study was conducted while all authors were affiliated with the Univeristy of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center, and was approved by the UTSW IRB.